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WWE's Brie Bella shares injury update after suffering broken scapula at SummerSlam

Brie Bella’s stunning return to WWE at the beginning of the year took a disastrous turn when she suffered a serious shoulder injury at SummerSlam in August.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC
Key points
  • "I don't know what 2026 was trying to tell the Bellas, but all it told us was broken bones," Brie Bella continued.
  • Bella suffered a broken scapula during her tag team match with Paige against Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid.
  • So, it's like, I have a lot of fun ideas and I just really hope I can do them and I just can't wait for us both to be back in the ring." Bella wouldn’t necessarily shed light on some of the ideas she had – at least when it came to storylines.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE The WWE Hall of Famer is now on the mend and gave an injury update to OutKick Dropkick in a recent interview ahead of her appearance at JP’s Brasserie and Sports Den in Las Vegas.

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  • It marked the first time she suffered a significant injury in her WWE career and the overwhelming feelings of her Royal Rumble appearance and tag team victory with Paige at WrestleMania 42 simmered.
  • It’s fun kind of getting creative and thinking of what to do." Bella made her return to WWE at the Royal Rumble back in January.
  • So, I've been kind of messing around with some different looks and, you know, or do I go major old school like Brie Mode?
  • "I'm hoping what it means is that when Nikki and I come back together in 2027, that the hype of us trying to come together to fight for the tag titles that it will just feel so powerful when we come in 2027.
  • But for fans who want to see the Bella Twin Power in action, it’s been a little disappointing.

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